September 29, 2024 – The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29; Psalm 19:7-14; James 3:13-4:3,7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer There are two kinds of energy in this world—balancing energy and reinforcing energy. Reinforcing energy is energy that supports vision. It is not afraid to try new things and pours energy into the unknown with curiosity. Balancing energy is the kind of […]
September 22, 2024 – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1,12-22; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3,7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. This past weekend I had the privilege of serving on staff for Cursillo up at Wonderful, Wonderful Camp McDowell. Some of you have attended I know, however, for those of […]
September 15, 2024 – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
17 Pentecost 19B: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 116:1-8; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Caesarea Phillipi was a difficult and somewhat dangerous place for Jesus and his disciples to have a conversation about his identity. It was outside of the Galilean district, way up […]
September 8, 2024 – The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. In scripture we read about two men who betray Jesus. One of which is Judas. Judas betrays Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He turns him in to the […]
August 25, 2024 – The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34: 9-14; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-6 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus and Judas–we don’t talk that much about this combination outside of Holy Week mainly because we associate the betrayal of Jesus with the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane when Judas arrives with the Temple authority to arrest […]
August 11, 2024 – The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
I Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Ephesus was one of the premier cities of Asia Minor—modern day Turkey. It hosted a major economic port, a cultural and intellectual center, and a significantly wealthy population. For an ancient city it knew significant comforts like running water, clean streets, and good […]
August 4, 2024 – The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Exodus 16:2-4,9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. I’m sure some of you here this morning are Braves baseball fans, and you have heard me talk about how following this team helped me navigate some uncomfortable times in my youth. During […]
July 28, 2024 – The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-19; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Over the last year or so, Allison has begun to make many of the bread products we use at home herself. She bakes regular loaves of bread, muffins, buns, cookies, etc. She seems […]
July 21, 2024 – The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer “They were like sheep without a shepherd” … “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter”… “The Lord is my shepherd.” I wonder if we are catching on to a theme here. The use of shepherding language in the Old Testament is […]
July 14, 2024 – The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Every so often, as I am sitting in the living room and reading a book, I will begin to hear the high-pitched, scritchy emanations of Joel Osteen. It usually takes a few seconds for the realization to set in—Joel Osteen has somehow wandered into […]